Live like a First Lady! Jackie Kennedy’s winter weekender in the Bahamas hits the market for $5.5M – and features a wraparound pool, canopy covered balcony and some VERY rich neighbors
- Minor Cay, located in an exclusive gated community on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, is up for sale for $5.5 million
- The home was previously owned by ketchup heir Jack Heinz and his wife Drue, who were close friends with First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis
- Kennedy Onassis and her sister Lee Radziwill spent countless winter weekends at Minor Cay in the 1970s with their children
- Minor Cay was completely refurbished in 2017, and features five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two marble kitchens and a large outdoor entertaining area
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The Bahamas mansion once frequented by former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis has hit the market for $5.5 million.
Minor Cay, which features five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a wraparound pool, was where Kennedy and her socialite sister Lee Radziwill spent winter weekends throughout the 1970s.
At the time, the home was owned by ketchup heir Jack Heinz, who invited the famous sisters and their children to unwind in the island paradise away from the persistent glare of the paparazzi.
Minor Cay is located in an exclusive gated community, and neighbors included Rainier III, Prince of Monaco; automobile heir Henry Ford II; and Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos.
Heinz sold off the home sculptor John Safer, before it was given a complete makeover in 2017.
Today, the home still boasts a bunch of mega-rich neighbors – including actor Sean Connery, media tycoon Sir Tony O’Reilly, and members of the Bacardi rum family.
Minor Cay is listed by Christie’s International Real Estate, who describe the property as ‘a dreamy modernist villa with panoramic views out over the water’.
First built in the 1960s, Minor Cay is set on lush green grounds and overlooks a private golf course. The three story home boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms and two kitchens, but its most striking feature is a large, wraparound pool. Two bedrooms on the bottom level of the home feature doors which allow direct access to the water. The downstairs bedrooms were where Jackie Kennedy and sister Lee Radziwill used to bunk down during the 1970s
Minor Cay was given a chic makeover in 2017 by famed interior designer Amanda Lindroth. The light and airy home is now fitted out with thatched curtains and straw furnishings to enhance its peaceful island feel. One the home’s several large living rooms is pictured, and features views of the fairway stretching out to the sea. The living rooms also feature coral stone fireplaces, as seen at right
While Jackie Kennedy Onassis maintained her primary residence in New York City, the former First Lady flew to the Bahamas on winter weekends with her children, Caroline and John Jr. The family were relentlessly pursued by paparazzi in the Big Apple, but were able to unwind at Minor Cay in relative privacy. Kennedy Onassis was married to shipping heir Aristotle Onassis until his death in 1975, but she continued to spend time at Minor Cay as a widow
One of the Minor Cay’s five bedrooms is pictured. Three of the home’s guest bedrooms feature their own private bathrooms, meaning the home is perfect for entertaining friends for weeks at a time. A second kitchen also allows guests to enjoy their own space and privacy. Each of the kitchens is complete with a marble counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
Another of Minor Cay’s living rooms is pictured. Wraparound balconies allow the outside in, and give the home and a light and airy feel. While the property boasts 5,740 square feet of interior space, the decks mean that there is also ample area to entertain outdoors. The lower level of the home features a canopy covered balcony, with a bridge which runs across the pool and into the surrounding gardens
Back in the 1970s, Jack Heinz’s wife, Drue, used to have Minor Cay fitted out in thatch in order to enhance its tropical feel. Jackie Kennedy and sister Lee Radziwill spent countless winter weekends at the home with the Heinz family. Radziwill’s son, Prince Anthony Radzwill, is pictured making the most of the wraparound pool during a weekend visit back in 1974. The image was captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, who was also a frequent guest at the home
Lee Radziwill and Jackie Kennedy Onassis are pictured in New York in the 1970s. The famous sisters were relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi in the Big Apple, and thus escaped to Minor- Cay to enjoy privacy. Radziwill was married to Polish- Lithuanian Prince Stanislaw Radziwill until 1974, while Kennedy Onassis was married to shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis until his death in 1975. The single sisters continued to vacation at Minor Cay throughout the second half of the 1970s